What color is #361F1E?

#361F1E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #361F1E?

The RGB value is 54, 31, 30: 54 red, 31 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #361F1E?

The complementary color is #1E3536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #361F1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#361F1E color

#361F1E rgb(54, 31, 30)

Shades of gray

The hex color #361F1E is a very dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.2% red, 12.2% green and 11.8% blue (54, 31, 30).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 29% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 44% yellow and 79% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Espresso (#3E2723), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#361F1E color codes

HEX	`#361F1E`
RGB	`rgb(54, 31, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.2%, 12.2%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 29%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 44%, 21%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 44%, 79%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(14.72, 11.04, 5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(14.72, 12.28, 25.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.246, 1.858, 1.468)`
Decimal	`3546910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #361F1E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #361F1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#361F1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #361F1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #361f1e; }
.text { color: #361f1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #361f1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(54 31 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #361f1e, #362b1e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #361F1E?: #361F1E is a very dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ethereal Espresso. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #361F1E?: The RGB value is 54, 31, 30: 54 red, 31 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #361F1E?: The complementary color is #1E3536, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #361F1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.37:1 and white text 15.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.